Christ Quote by Carman
“Their opposition to Christianity is not intellectual. They simply do not want Christ to reign over them!”
“Their opposition to Christianity is not intellectual. They simply do not want Christ to reign over them!”
![“Emotional and intellectual persecution, coupled perhaps with subtle exclusions…often seduces [believers]. For the sake of gaining plaudits, it is easy to trim one’s theology or keep silent about the bits that we know will cause umbrage, in the hope of gaining the approval we crave. Alternatively…” quote by D.A. Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d58/d-a-carson-2-12097_christianity_emotional-and-intellectual-persecution-c_2191474.jpg)
![“T]he church is not a place. It's not a building. It's not a preaching point. It's not a spiritual service provider. It's a people - the new covenant, blood-bought people of God. That's why Paul said, 'Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her' (Eph. 5:25). He didn't give himself up for a…” quote by Mark Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7a4/mark-dever-3175_blood_t-he-church-is-not-a-place-it-s-not-a-bu_3297.jpg)
